Bera Municipality is the municipal capital of Bera Upazila.[1] The municipality has nine wards and 26 mahallas.[1] It has a population of 50,068 and a literacy rate of 52.2 percent.[1]
Politics
editBangladesh Police detained mayor Md Abdul Baten on 21 March 2008 on corruption charges.[2] In September 2015, the Anti-Corruption Commission sued Mayor Mayor Md Abdul Baten.[3] He was charged with embezzling 18.5 million BDT.[4] The Daily Star reported he was suspended but returned to office before the case could be dispose.[4]
The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives suspended the mayor of Bera Municipality Abdul Baten for assaulting Upazila Nirbahi Officer Asif Anam Siddiquee in October 2020 after demanding a share of the revenue from the local port.[5] The mayor is also the brother of Shamsul Haque Tuku.[6] The mayor had also been running a private illegal port.[7] It was destroyed by Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority in December 20019.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b c Sattar, Abdus (24 October 2023). "Bera Upazila". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ "Bera municipality chairman held on corruption charge". The Daily Star. 2008-03-21. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "ACC sues Bera municipality mayor, 14 others for graft". The Daily Star. 2015-09-02. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ a b Liton, Shakhawat (2017-04-04). "Suspension of Mayors: Selective use of law". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "LGRD ministry suspends Bera Municipality Mayor". The Daily Star. 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "Bera mayor 'misbehaves' with UNO". The Daily Star. 13 October 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ^ Topu, Ahmed Humayun Kabir (2019-11-05). "Bera Municipality in Pabna: Mayor running illegal 'river port'". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2024-06-27.
- ^ "BIWTA starts drive against illegal river port in Pabna". The Daily Star. 2019-12-10. Retrieved 2024-06-27.